EP1112504B1 - Circuit de diagnostic pour la mesure de la resistance et du courant de fuite d'au moins un dispositif consommateur electrique, en particulier d'une amorce d'un systeme de protection des passagers d'un vehicule, et systeme de protection equipe dudit circuit - Google Patents

Circuit de diagnostic pour la mesure de la resistance et du courant de fuite d'au moins un dispositif consommateur electrique, en particulier d'une amorce d'un systeme de protection des passagers d'un vehicule, et systeme de protection equipe dudit circuit Download PDF

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EP1112504B1
EP1112504B1 EP99947299A EP99947299A EP1112504B1 EP 1112504 B1 EP1112504 B1 EP 1112504B1 EP 99947299 A EP99947299 A EP 99947299A EP 99947299 A EP99947299 A EP 99947299A EP 1112504 B1 EP1112504 B1 EP 1112504B1
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Marten Swart
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/017—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including arrangements for providing electric power to safety arrangements or their actuating means, e.g. to pyrotechnic fuses or electro-mechanic valves
    • B60R21/0173—Diagnostic or recording means therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R15/00—Details of measuring arrangements of the types provided for in groups G01R17/00 - G01R29/00, G01R33/00 - G01R33/26 or G01R35/00
    • G01R15/04—Voltage dividers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R27/00—Arrangements for measuring resistance, reactance, impedance, or electric characteristics derived therefrom
    • G01R27/02—Measuring real or complex resistance, reactance, impedance, or other two-pole characteristics derived therefrom, e.g. time constant
    • G01R27/14—Measuring resistance by measuring current or voltage obtained from a reference source
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/50—Testing of electric apparatus, lines, cables or components for short-circuits, continuity, leakage current or incorrect line connections
    • G01R31/52—Testing for short-circuits, leakage current or ground faults
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/282—Testing of electronic circuits specially adapted for particular applications not provided for elsewhere
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  • the invention relates to a diagnostic circuit for resistance and leakage current measurement of at least one electrical Consumer, especially a squib of a motor vehicle restraint system.
  • electrical Consumer especially a squib of a motor vehicle restraint system.
  • This diagnosis can be regular or irregular Intervals, for example when starting the motor vehicle, be carried out. If found in the diagnosis the squib resistance should be outside the allowable Tolerance range is and / or an impermissible leakage current an error message can be issued in good time and / or the control parameters (driver voltage, Driver current, control time) to control the Primer can be adjusted if necessary.
  • the squib resistance is usually used and the squib leakage current measured successively.
  • the squib leakage current is measured successively.
  • a diagnostic circuit according to the The preamble of claim 1 is known, in which the Testing squib from a broadband controlled power source is fed and the one falling off at the squib Voltage via a switching element to a broadband fed correlator is created.
  • For leak measurement can use separate power sources to measure leakage currents against ground or battery voltage.
  • US 5 640 095 is a circuit for testing the leakage resistance of a node described in which a Test current fed into the circuit point and this voltage occurring at the switching point is detected.
  • a Test current fed into the circuit point For bipolar Leakage resistance measurement can be two opposite directional measuring currents are fed into the circuit point.
  • EP-A 0 486 114 discloses an apparatus for testing an electrical Circuit regarding leakage current and continuity, whereby the circuit is part of a bridge circuit, its branches be fed with identical currents. For leakage current detection the bridge voltage is evaluated.
  • the invention has for its object a diagnostic circuit to create a quick, accurate diagnosis allows.
  • the invention is a motor vehicle occupant protection system created according to claim 9 or 10.
  • These measurements can be carried out simultaneously. So that's all for resistance and leakage current measurement required time interval quite short. Especially if a variety of consumers to be checked, for example more than 10 squib firing circuits are present the overall diagnostic time interval required drastically shorten.
  • the resistance measurement result based on a current measurement corrected immediately taking the leakage current into account be so that the measurement accuracy is increased.
  • the leakage current measurement can be done easily by difference between the input and the output measured current can be determined.
  • This differential current is preferably via a resistance voltage divider detected, which at its tap represents a leakage current Voltage generated.
  • a connection point between these current banks can with the leakage current measuring circuit, preferably the Resistance voltage divider.
  • the resistance voltage divider is achieved that at the connection point Measuring voltage occurring between the resistor voltage divider applied reference voltages and increases or decreases depending on the direction of leakage current.
  • a resistance voltage divider can also be a individual resistance, for example connected to ground be provided. In this case, the leakage current measurement voltage changes their polarity depending on the direction of leakage current.
  • a voltage regulator is preferably provided with one of the current banks connected, which occurs at a consumer connection Regulates voltage to a certain value. With that they are Current and voltage conditions at the consumer are fixed and it becomes the power bank connected to this connector in contrast to that connected to the other consumer connection Electricity bank through impressed voltage and not controlled by impressed current.
  • the voltage is variable so that e.g. Leakage current measurements are repeatable with different potential values. Leakage resistances (leakage resistances) can also be used Potential values between ground and supply voltage be reliably detected.
  • the diagnostic circuit is preferably used in motor vehicle occupant protection systems, airbag systems in particular and can be integrated directly into the restraint system control unit become. This allows a quick diagnosis with short Settling times.
  • a current bank (current mirror circuit) is preferably provided, those that flow through the squib during diagnosis, preferably impressed current via a current source reproduced identically or with fixed proportionality relationships and via separate connections to the resistance measuring circuit and leakage current measuring circuit conducts.
  • This allows one Current measurement without influencing and falsifying the actual current flowing through the squib.
  • Mutual too undesirable influences in the resistance and leakage current measurement can be through the separate power bank connections prevent.
  • An embodiment is preferred here, where the to the resistance measuring circuit and the Leakage current measuring currents fed only a fraction, for example a tenth of the squib fed Correspond to current.
  • the squib resistance measurement is preferably carried out by separate measurement of the flowing through the squib, preferably via the electricity bank and simulated electricity the squib voltage drops.
  • the leakage current will preferably measured only with the lower current, since then undesired power losses are particularly evident.
  • a multiplexer is preferably used to switch between different consumers.
  • the resistance and Leakage current detection components therefore only have to simply be provided, which is not only the circuitry reduced, but also the same measurement conditions, sensitivity, Measurement tolerances etc. guaranteed and any Offers extensibility.
  • the calibration also only has to simply done.
  • An exact resistance measurement with leakage current and / or Offset compensation can be done by repeating the measurement twice with different currents and difference formation Achieve measurement results.
  • the multiplexer is especially designed as an analog multiplexer and has switches connected in series to the individual squibs, so that the squibs can be tested one by one.
  • the voltages dropping at the squibs are preferred via a voltage detector, e.g. an operational amplifier measured.
  • This operational amplifier is also preferred via switch of the multiplexer with the connections of all consumers to be examined. This justifies a somewhat higher switch effort than one also possible, then to be implemented without additional switches direct connection of the operational amplifier with the Electricity bank connections in series with consumers Multiplexer switch.
  • the voltage regulator is preferably direct with a connection of the voltage detector and consequently to the one via the just closed multiplexer switch Connection of the currently measured squib connected so that the potential occurring there is regulated.
  • the invention is suitable for all electrical consumers, where the resistance (impedance) and the leakage current are measured should be, but is especially for the squib diagnosis a plurality of squib firing circuits suitable and designed because there is a very fast diagnostic measurement with short settling times and measurability at the same time of leakage currents and squib resistances lets as well as a simply constructed and controllable analog Multiplexer can be used.
  • the circuit and control technology Requirements for the analog multiplexer are very low, since only a small number of switches per squib (four switches per squib) are required.
  • the remaining Circuit components can be carried out together all diagnostic measurements and therefore only have to just be provided.
  • the invention can also be in Form an integrated circuit and needed in in this case only a small silicon area.
  • a preferably with such Diagnostic circuit equipped motor vehicle occupant protection system created by high operational reliability when the ignition transistor pairs are divided among different ones awards chips and / or ignition of squibs with a reduced number of ignition transistors and lines allows, while maintaining the selective testability remains.
  • the diagnostic circuit shown in Fig. 1 contains one Power bank (current mirror circuit) 1, which consists of several (here: four) transistors, which are connected so that they carry identical or proportionally equal currents.
  • the numerical values given for the individual transistors "1" and “10” denote the current amplification factors, see above that in the transistors labeled "1" each the same large currents flow while through the one marked “10" Transistor flows ten times the current.
  • All emitter connections the transistors of the current bank 1 are common to a supply voltage connection 2 connected to a supply voltage VZ is pending.
  • the control connections of all transistors the power bank 1 are internally with each other as well as with a connection 4 connected to a via a switch 17 Power source 18 is connected.
  • the current source 18 is used especially for leakage current measurement and generates a low Current of 0.5 mA, for example.
  • the other outputs (collectors) of the transistors of the Power banks 1 are each independently connected 6, 7 and 9 connected.
  • a second power bank (current mirror circuit) 3 is similar Way how the power bank 1 is constructed and about their respective, summarized emitter connections with the supply voltage connection 2 connected, whereas the control connections the transistors of the current bank 3 together and are connected to an output terminal 5, which via a switch 19 can be connected to a current source 20.
  • the current source 20 generates a higher current than the current source 18, for example 3.5 mA.
  • the other output ports the transistors of the current bank 3 are separately connected to the Connections 6, 7 and 9 connected and therefore in pairs the connections of the power bank 1 connected.
  • the two transistors of the current banks connected to terminal 9 1 and 3 each have the gain factor "10" while all other transistors have the gain factor "1".
  • the consumer to be measured is a squib 24, the part one connected between terminal 9 and a ground terminal 41 Series connection forms.
  • the series connection contains in this order one switched in the forward direction Diode 10, a switch 21 between connections (for contacting and measurement) 23 and 25 switched Primer 24, a switch 27, a polarized in the forward direction Diode 28 and a transistor from another power bank 36th
  • connection 6 is a connection serving as a measuring connection 11 connected between the and ground, a measuring resistor 13 with defined resistance value is switched.
  • connection 7 is also a connection 12 serving as a measurement connection connected to a tap 15 of a resistor 14 and 16 containing resistor voltage divider connected is.
  • the series resistors 14 and 16 are switched between two reference potentials, namely on the one hand a reference voltage VCC5 (e.g. 5 V) and on the other hand Dimensions.
  • VCC5 e.g. 5 V
  • the connection 7 is also connected to a connection 8, the one with a connection (collector) of a Transistors of the current bank 36 and on the other hand with an output a transistor of the current banks 1 and 3 is connected.
  • the emitters of the three transistors of the current bank 36 are common connected to the ground terminal 41, whereas their Control connections connected to each other and to a line 37 are.
  • the transistor connected to the squib 24 the power bank 36 has the amplification factor 10, whereas the other transistors of the current bank 36 the gain factor 1, i.e. only a tenth of the current value of the transistor of the current bank 36 connected to the squib 24 to lead.
  • the operational amplifier 30 works as a differential amplifier that works on its Input terminals 43, 44 applied voltage difference converts into a corresponding output voltage, which at a Voltage measurement connection 29 is delivered.
  • the switches 21, 27, 31 and 34 represent part of an analog Multiplexers, which has other similar switches has those shown in the drawing Circuit components (with the exception of components 22 to 27, 31, 34) with further squibs for their test successively are connectable.
  • the switch K1 is first closed, so that a corresponding current, for example 0.5 mA, is impressed in the transistor of the current bank 1 connected to the terminal 4. This leads to a ten times higher current (in this example 5 mA) flowing in the transistor of the current bank 1 connected to the terminal 9, which current is fed into the squib 24 via the closed switches 21 and 27. This current then flows through the transistor of the current bank 36 shown on the right, which is controlled by the voltage regulator 39 so that the voltage at the terminal 25 has the desired value.
  • the squib leakage current can be detected via the voltage divider 14 to 16 via the voltage occurring at the connection 12. If there is no leakage current, the current fed via the connection 9 to the squib 24 is the same size as the current flowing through the right transistor of the current bank 36. The current fed by the current bank 3 and / or 1 to the terminal 8 is then completely absorbed by the transistor of the current bank 36 connected to this terminal 8, so that current is neither fed into nor drawn from the voltage divider 14 to 16. The voltage at terminal 15 therefore corresponds to the potential value determined by the potentials VCC5 and ground and determined by the resistance ratio.
  • leakage current 10 ⁇ U 12 / (resistance value of the parallel connection from the resistors 14 and 16).
  • ⁇ U12 denotes the voltage deviation detected at the connection 12 compared to the voltage which occurs when there is no leakage current.
  • leakage current measurement Switch K1 closed, but switch K2 open, see above that current only through the current source 18 into the current bank 1 is fed, but the power bank 3 is not active. hereby only a current flows through the squib 24, which is significantly lower than that with an active power source 20 (in the example shown only about 5 mA), so that any leakage current losses are proportionately greater impact and are therefore more detectable.
  • the current source 20 can then be switched on by closing the switch 19, so that a current of 3.5 mA now flows. If the switch 17 should be kept closed, a total current of 4 mA is generated by the two current sources 18 and 20, which is converted via the current banks 1 and 3 into a squib current of approximately 40 mA.
  • the state obtained in the leakage current measurement (only switch 17 closed) can be taken into account in the resistance measurement as a second measured value.
  • R squib denotes the squib resistance
  • U squib2 the squib value 24 which occurs when switch 17 and 19 is closed
  • U 2 connection to the voltage value occurring at connection 11 when switches 17 and 19 are closed:
  • U primer 1 is the voltage value occurring at the igniter 24 when switch 17 is closed but switch 19 is open;
  • U 1 connection 11 is the voltage value at connection 11 when the switch is closed Switch 17, but the voltage value that occurs when switch 19 is open
  • resistance voltage divider 14 to 16 it is also possible, for example, to provide only the resistor 16, the resistor 14 and its connection to a reference voltage source to be omitted, however. Furthermore is it is possible to power source 18 or 20 together with associated Switch and associated power bank to simplify the circuit omit. Furthermore, instead of the current banks 1, 3 and 36 also current mirror circuits used in carry identical currents in all branches, or internal proportionality factors have different from the present differentiate between the stipulated values 10: 1.
  • the measuring resistor 13 and the operational amplifier form 30 together with the associated wiring one Part of the resistance measuring circuit (together with the not shown, connected to the terminals 11, 12 and 29 Evaluation circuit), whereas the voltage divider 14 to 16 a part of the leakage current measuring circuit (together with the evaluation circuit, not shown).
  • FIG. 2 and 3 is another embodiment of FIG electrical components of a designed according to the invention Motor vehicle occupant protection system shown that a central Diagnostic circuit for measuring a plurality of electrical Consumers, especially of squibs and / or Switches or other in terms of their resistance and / or leakage current components to be monitored.
  • Those components with the components shown in Fig. 1 are identical and / or perform the same function, are designated by the same reference numerals as in Fig. 1. With regard to these components, reference is made to the above explanations directed.
  • the figures 2 and 3 are to be composed that the connections 9 and 42 to 44 each with each other are connected, so that Fig. 3 is to the right of Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 2 shows the diagnostic circuit section while in Fig. 3 the multiplexer section including the measuring consumers and driver transistors is shown.
  • the two current sources 18 and 20 are by one controllable current source circuit 46 replaced on the low level side (between e.g. 5 V and 0 V) and a plurality of series circuits connected in parallel Contains resistors 47 and switches 48.
  • Resistors 47 can have different or the same value, whereby the respective existing resistance value then by the switch 48 on or the number of switches on simultaneously Switch 48 defined and thereby the desired diagnostic current is impressed in the current mirror circuit 49 which feeds the power bank 36. So that different Target currents for resistance, voltage and Leak measurement can be set for increased measurement accuracy.
  • the current measuring resistor 13 is in this case between that Supply voltage potential for the power bank 49 and the associated FET of the current bank 36 switched, the current measuring output 11 connected to the power bank connection of resistor 13 is.
  • 2 is the constant voltage control provided for the voltage measuring connection 43, so that this terminal 43 to an input of the operational amplifier 39 is connected. Its exit is with the gate connected by FETs of the current bank 3 for setting the operating point, in which the diagnostic current via the current driver circuit 46, the power bank 36 and the consumer to be tested is impressed.
  • 2 is the constant voltage value, which is impressed on the terminal 43, via a level adjustment circuit 51 variably adjustable so that the constant voltage for different measuring range settings is switchable and / or during a leakage current measurement is changeable in two or more steps, so that also Leakage currents reliably against a fixed potential, for example are detectable.
  • the level adjustment circuit 51 contains a feedback operational amplifier 52, the Gain factor via selectively switchable and switchable, between its inverting terminal and zero potential switched Resistors 53 can be changed in stages.
  • a fixed reference voltage e.g. 1 V.
  • FIG. 3 shows a circuit to be diagnosed, contains the squibs 55, each in series between associated ignition transistors 56 and 57 are connected.
  • the ignition transistors 56, 57 are with their other main connections with an ignition voltage connection 58 or ground potential connected and are by a control unit, not shown in an accident to ignite the selected one Ignition charge and thus to trigger e.g. of the airbag switched through.
  • the connections of the squib 55 are each with Terminals connected by connection ports 60 (P1) and 61 (P2), which as an interface to those integrated, for example, in an ASIC, components shown on the left of 60, 61 are used.
  • a multiplexer 62 is provided, which for each Connection 9, 42, 43 and 44 a switch bank with a Contains a plurality of switches through which the individual connections in each case at the same time with one that is being tested Primer 55 are connected.
  • a switch bank with a Contains a plurality of switches through which the individual connections in each case at the same time with one that is being tested Primer 55 are connected.
  • the multiplexer 62 can all consumers to be tested 55 etc. selectively one after the other by means of one and the same measuring circuit (e.g. Fig. 1 or Fig. 2) are measured. This is one for all consumers same measuring principle, so that the measuring concept is always the same remains.
  • the number of measuring points can be expanded as required, so that for example not only a resistance measurement or Voltage measurement is feasible, but also switching states external transistors, sensors, etc. can be measured and data communication is possible.
  • a voltage measurement on internal chip components connected to internal measuring connections 63 are connected.
  • a switch 64 the is connected to a squib 55 and with its other terminal with a fixed potential, for example Ground potential, is connected. Closing the Switch 64 has the same effects as one in the connected one Squib 55 flowing leakage current, what about the Leakage current detection device 12, 14 to 16 can be detected. Based on the size of the supposed leakage current and the switch 64 actually works correctly the expected current flow, the functionality of switch 64 check reliably. With this e.g. Hall switch used for belt buckle detection on their Functionality to be tested.
  • FIG. 4 shows a modified embodiment, at which the ignition transistor pairs of each squib (here eight squibs) 55 on different chips, in particular ASICs, are divided.
  • the left of squibs 55 and left-hand connection ports 60, 61 shown in Fig. 4 Components are arranged on a chip, while the to the right of the squibs 55 and the right side connection ports 60, 61 components shown in Fig. 4 in another Chip are arranged.
  • the connection technology shown the transistors belonging to a respective squib two chips distributed, that is, the high-level ignition transistors (high side) are on a different module than the low-level ignition transistors (low side) of the respective squibs.
  • each chip is equipped with a multiplexer 62.
  • the measuring connections 9, 42, 43, 44 are with the in Fig. 1 or 2 shown measuring circuit each under mutual Decoupling connected so that, for example, over the measurement connection 9 of the left chip shown at the top left fed diagnostic current after flowing through the selected Squib delivered at terminal 42 of the chip shown on the right and is forwarded to the measuring circuit. the same This also applies to the other connections to.
  • the control of the multiplexers 62 is preferably such designed that the switch when performing a measurement the upper half of the multiplexer 62 shown on the left synchronized with the switches of the lower half of the right Multiplexers 62 for measuring the four upper measuring pills 55 operated while doing the lower half of the left multiplexer 62 and the upper half of the right multiplexer 62 remain unactuated, that is the switches are kept open.
  • the switch when performing a measurement the upper half of the multiplexer 62 shown on the left synchronized with the switches of the lower half of the right Multiplexers 62 for measuring the four upper measuring pills 55 operated while doing the lower half of the left multiplexer 62 and the upper half of the right multiplexer 62 remain unactuated, that is the switches are kept open.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further exemplary embodiment, which is an increase in the number of measured and ignited Pills possible with little additional circuitry.
  • Those shown to the left of connector ports 60, 61 in FIG. 5 Components correspond identically to those in FIG. 3 components shown and already described there.
  • Instead of of the four squibs 55 shown in FIG. 3 are at 5 eight squibs measurable and controllable.
  • the other connections of these four squibs are separately via the connection port 61 to their own ignition transistors 57 connected.
  • the multiplexer 62 is switched so that the diagnostic current in the common squib connector is fed in, but only via the currently selected one Squib and the associated switch the with Switch bank of multiplexer 62 connected to terminal 42 can flow to the measuring circuit.
  • the ignition transistor 66 can be designed as an external ignition transistor but can also be in the same building block as the Ignition transistors 56, 57 may be formed.
  • the low level connections are the four ignition pills 55 shown on the right summarized and on a common connection of the connection port 61 and one Ignition transistor 67 connected, via which it ignites can be connected to zero potential.
  • the four high-level connections of the four squibs 55 shown on the right selectively to respective connections of the connection port 60 connected so that a selective diagnosability and Ignition of these squibs is also possible.
  • the ignition transistor 67 can also be used as an external ignition transistor or but as part of that containing the ignition transistors 57 Chips are formed. For the selective ignition of eight primers are consequently only ten power transistors needed without the selective measurability and triggerability get lost. This allows simple circuit construction. at the same time can the measuring circuit (Fig. 1, Fig. 2) in this case be used to measure eight squibs, so that one very good utilization is achieved, that is to say the whole Circuit effort is relatively low.

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  1. Circuit de diagnostic pour la mesure de la résistance et du courant de fuite pour au moins une pastille d'allumage (24) d'un système de protection des occupants d'un véhicule automobile, comportant :
    un circuit d'activation (1, 3,17 à 20, 36) pour l'alimentation en courant du consommateur lors d'une mesure de diagnostic,
    un circuit de mesure de résistance (13, 30) pour la détermination de la résistance d'un consommateur, et
    un circuit de mesure de courant de résistance (13, 30) pour la détermination de la résistance d'un consommateur, et
    un circuit de mesure de courant de fuite (14 à 16), de préférence susceptible de fonctionner simultanément au circuit de mesure de résistance, afin de déterminer un courant de fuite passant éventuellement lors de la mesure de diagnostic,
    caractérisé en ce que le circuit de mesure de courant de fuite effectue une mesure de différence entre le courant injecté dans le consommateur (24) et le courant passant du consommateur (24) à un potentiel de référence, en particulier la masse, des bancs de courant (1, 3, 36), auxquels est raccordé le circuit de mesure de courant de fuite (14 à 16), étant reliés aux deux bornes (23, 25) du consommateur (24).
  2. Circuit de diagnostic selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de mesure de courant de fuite (14 à 16) présente un diviseur de tension à résistances branché entre deux potentiels de référence et mesure la tension, représentant le courant de fuite, produite sur la prise du diviseur de tension à résistances.
  3. Circuit de diagnostic selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que l'un des bancs de courant (36) est relié à un régulateur de tension (39) qui règle à une valeur déterminée, de préférence réglable, la tension régnant sur la borne (25), associée à ce banc de courant (36), du consommateur (24).
  4. Circuit de diagnostic selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le circuit d'activation (1, 3, 17 à 20, 36) comporte une source de courant (18, 20) pouvant, lors du diagnostic, être mis en circuit et étant de préférence réglable à une valeur de courant particulière, et au moins un banc de courant (1, 3) qui est relié, par l'intermédiaire de bornes de sortie (4 à 9) séparées, à la source de courant (18, 20), au consommateur (24), au circuit de mesure de résistance (13, 30) et au circuit de mesure de courant de fuite (14 à 16), et qui alimente ces composants avec des courants de même valeur ou bien de valeurs ayant des relations de proportionnalité fixes.
  5. Circuit de diagnostic selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que la mesure de courant de fuite est effectuée avec une intensité de courant plus faible que la mesure de résistance.
  6. Circuit de diagnostic selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que lors de la mesure de résistance sont effectuées deux mesures avec des courants d'intensités différentes et les résultats de mesure ou les résultats intermédiaires alors obtenus sont soumis à une formation de différence, en particulier dans le but d'une compensation de courant de fuite ou d'une compensation de décalage (offset).
  7. Circuit de diagnostic selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par un multiplexeur, de préférence de réalisation analogique, présentant des interrupteurs (21, 27) respectivement branchés en série avec les consommateurs (24) à mesurer.
  8. Circuit de diagnostic selon la revendication 7, en liaison avec la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le circuit de mesure de résistance présente un détecteur de tension (30) servant à la détection de la tension, qui est susceptible d'être relié, par l'intermédiaire d'interrupteurs (31, 34) pouvant être commandés sélectivement par le multiplexeur, aux bornes (23, 25) des consommateurs (24), et en ce que le régulateur de tension (39) est relié à une borne du détecteur de tension (30).
  9. Système de protection des occupants d'un véhicule automobile comportant plusieurs pastilles d'allumage, reliées à un circuit de diagnostic selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8 et disposées chacune entre deux éléments de commutation devant être commutés pour provoquer l'allumage des pastilles d'allumage, caractérisé en ce que les éléments de commutation sont répartis sur deux puces de circuit intégré et les pastilles d'allumage sont reliées aux deux puces de circuit, de manière que, pour obtenir l'allumage d'une pastille d'allumage donnée, un élément de commutation placé dans l'une des puces de circuit doive être actionné et l'élément de commutation correspondant placé dans l'autre puce de circuit, doive être actionné.
  10. Système de protection des occupants d'un véhicule automobile, comportant une pluralité de pastilles d'allumage reliées à un circuit de diagnostic selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8 et disposées chacune entre deux éléments de commutation devant être commutés pour produire l'allumage des pastilles d'allumage, caractérisé en ce que plusieurs bornes de pastille d'allumage sont branchées ensemble et commandées par un élément de commutation commun et les autres bornes de cette pastille d'allumage étant reliées respectivement à des éléments de commutation séparés.
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